Ivory Coast rebound with 2-1 win over El Salvador

05 June 2014 04:16

Captain Didier Drogba led the way Wednesday as World Cup-bound Ivory Coast shook off a subpar performance against Bosnia with a 2-1 friendly win over El Salvador.

While the effort was more labored than the Elephants would have liked, goals from Gervinho in the ninth minute and Drogba in the 42nd proved enough -- even though Ivory Coast had to hold off a late charge by the young El Salvador side energized by the 75th-minute penalty struck by Arturo Alvarez.